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Can I turn off data roaming on my iPhone?

Can I turn off data roaming on my iPhone?

No doubt you've heard horror stories about multi-thousand dollar bills iPhone owners have received from their service providers when going overseas and using the iPhone's data features on a foreign network. Many service providers are charging exorbitant fees to their customers for data roaming.

Luckily, with the introduction of iPhone firmware 1.1.1 there's a way to turn off data roaming so you can be sure you won't get shocked with a big bill.

You forgot one step: Settings ->General->Cellular-> Data Roaming to OFF. (should be off by default, but good to check)

Another thing you can do to remedy any possible roaming charges is to go into: Settings->Carrier switch Automatic to OFF, and choose your carrier. This will take some time, since the search under this heading is unusually slow.